together, and 73% of the people in the battleground poll -- well, this was the gallop poll this morning, 73% of the people who watched the debate thought that mitt romney won. [applause] how about this? how about 63% of the democrats who watched the debate thought that romney won. [applause] listen, i'm just a regular guy with a big job. a lot of you don't know, but i have 11 brothers and sisters, and my dad owned a bar, all right? i'm the last guy in the world who wanted to be a member of the congress, much less a speaker, but i, like all of you, grew up in america, a country where you can grow up and be anything you want to be and do anything you want to do. i was lucky enough to work through school, got into a small business and buy it and grow it into a successful business. along the way, i got involved in the neighborhood's homeowner's association and i ended up as speaker of the house. this, too, could happen to you. [laughter] i got involved because i thought time for people from the real world to take an active interest in the government. when i went there as a small business pe